1953 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

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The 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1953 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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32 Roger Bowman 6-00 175 Left Right 1927-08-18
22 Murry Dickson 5-10½ 157 Right Right 1916-08-21
26 Roy Face 5-08 155 Right Right 1928-02-20
19 Bob Friend 6-00 190 Right Right 1930-11-24
36 Bob Hall 6-02 195 Right Right 1923-12-22
29 Johnny Hetki 6-01 205 Right Right 1922-05-12
32 Cal Hogue 6-00 185 Right Right 1927-10-24
24 Paul LaPalme 5-10 184 Left Left 1923-12-14
28 Johnny Lindell 6-04½ 217 Right Right 1916-08-30
25 Bill MacDonald 5-10 170 Right Right 1929-03-28
35 Woody Main 6-03½ 195 Right Right 1922-02-12
20 Paul Pettit 6-02 195 Left Left 1931-11-29
11 Howie Pollet 6-01½ 175 Left Left 1921-06-26
37 Bob Schultz 6-03 200 Left Right 1923-11-27
23 Jim Waugh 6-03 185 Right Right 1933-11-25
11 Toby Atwell 5-10 185 Right Left 1924-03-08
9 Ed Fitz Gerald 6-00 180 Right Right 1924-05-21
3 Joe Garagiola 6-00 190 Right Left 1926-02-12
31 Vic Janowicz 5-09 185 Right Right 1930-02-26
9 Nick Koback 6-00 187 Right Right 1935-07-19
14 Pete Naton 6-01 200 Right Right 1931-09-09
6 Mike Sandlock 6-01 185 Right Both 1915-10-17
10 Jack Shepard 6-02 195 Right Right 1932-05-13
16 Pete Castiglione 5-11 175 Right Right 1921-02-13
12 Dick Cole 6-02 175 Right Right 1926-05-06
5 Dick Hall 6-06 200 Right Right 1930-09-27
44 Catfish Metkovich 6-01 185 Left Left 1920-10-08
27 Eddie O'Brien 5-09 165 Right Right 1930-12-11
30 Johnny O'Brien 5-09 170 Right Right 1930-12-11
10 Danny O'Connell 6-00 180 Right Right 1929-01-21
13 Eddie Pellagrini 5-09 165 Right Right 1918-03-13
7 Dick Smith 5-08 160 Right Right 1926-07-21
21 Paul Smith 5-08 165 Left Left 1931-03-19
5 Preston Ward 6-03 198 Right Left 1927-07-24
18 Cal Abrams 6-00 185 Left Left 1924-03-02
17 Carlos Bernier 5-09 180 Right Right 1927-01-28
16 Brandy Davis 6-00 170 Right Right 1927-09-10
7 Gene Hermanski 5-11½ 185 Right Left 1920-05-11
4 Ralph Kiner 6-02 195 Right Right 1922-10-27
14 Felipe Montemayor 6-02 185 Left Left 1928-02-07
44 Hal Rice 6-01 195 Right Left 1924-02-11
15 Frank Thomas 6-03 205 Right Right 1929-06-11
39 Bob Addis 6-00 175 Right Left 1925-11-06
37 Clem Koshorek 5-04½ 165 Right Right 1925-06-20
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The 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates played 154 games during the regular season, won 50 games, lost 104 games, and finished in eighth position. They played their home games at Forbes Field (Park Factors: 99/104) where 572,757 fans witnessed their 1953 Pirates finish the season with a .325 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list:

1953 Pittsburgh Pirates
Opening Day Starters

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1953 Pittsburgh Pirates
Most Games by Position

C Mike Sandlock (64)
1B Preston Ward (78)
2B Johnny O'Brien (77)
3B Danny O'Connell (104)
SS Eddie O'Brien (81)
LF Hal Rice (68)
CF Frank Thomas (96)
RF Cal Abrams (112)
  
SP Bob Friend
SP Bob Hall
SP Paul LaPalme
SP Johnny Lindell
  
RP Roger Bowman
RP Johnny Hetki
CL Murry Dickson

1953 Pittsburgh Pirates
Salaries

Ralph Kiner $75,000.00
Vic Janowicz $25,000.00
Joe Garagiola $16,000.00
Pete Castiglione $10,000.00
Cal Abrams $9,500.00
Frank Thomas $7,500.00
Jack Shepard $4,000.00

1953 Pittsburgh Pirates
Uniform Numbers

#3 Joe Garagiola
#4 Ralph Kiner
#5 Dick Hall
#5 Preston Ward
#6 Mike Sandlock
#7 Gene Hermanski
#7 Dick Smith
#9 Ed Fitz Gerald
#9 Nick Koback
#10 Danny O'Connell
#10 Jack Shepard
#11 Toby Atwell
#11 Howie Pollet
#12 Dick Cole
#13 Eddie Pellagrini
#14 Felipe Montemayor
#14 Pete Naton
#15 Frank Thomas
#16 Pete Castiglione
#16 Brandy Davis
#17 Carlos Bernier
#18 Cal Abrams
#19 Bob Friend
#20 Paul Pettit
#21 Paul Smith
#22 Murry Dickson
#23 Jim Waugh
#24 Paul LaPalme
#25 Bill MacDonald
#26 Roy Face
#27 Eddie O'Brien
#28 Johnny Lindell
#29 Johnny Hetki
#30 Johnny O'Brien
#31 Vic Janowicz
#32 Roger Bowman
#32 Cal Hogue
#35 Woody Main
#36 Bob Hall
#37 Clem Koshorek
#37 Bob Schultz
#39 Bob Addis
#44 Catfish Metkovich
#44 Hal Rice

Did you know that a 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?